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ST.  JOHN,  THE  BAPTIST. 


H.  S.  Crocker  &  Co.'s  Print. 


ORDER  OF  THE  OAY. 


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The  Grand  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of 
the  State  of  California  will  assemble  at  Masonic  Hall, 
on  J  Street,  between  Front  and   Second,   at  7  J  o'clock 


A.  M. 


The  procession  will   move  at  precisely  Eight  o'clock 
in  the  folio  wins:  order  : 


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Sacramento  Sharp    Shooters — Capt.  Ripley — as  military  escort. 


Sacramento  Comrnandery,    No.    2,  Knights   Templar,  Eminent 
ji       Sir  W.  P.  Knox.  Commander — as  the  Masonic 

escort  of  the  day. 

Tyler,  with  a  Drawn  Sword. 

Concord  Lodge,  No.  117 — Charles  A.  Barton,  Master. 

Union  Lodge,  No.  58— J.  W,  Hock,  Master. 

Sacramento  Lodge,  No.  40 — Tho*.  Ross,  Master. 

Washington    Lodge,  No.  20 — Leonard  Goes,  Master. 

Tehama  Lodge,  No.  3 — John  Liiiess,  Master. 

Guard,  with  a  Drawn  Sword. 

Sacramento  Krval  Arch   Chapter,  No.  8 — Francis  Foster,  H.  P. 

Sacramento  Union  Brass  Band, 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  California.  Wm.  Caldwell  Belcher,  Grand 

Master. 

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The    Procession   will    move   up   J  Street   to   Sixth ; 
thence  down  Sixth  to  the  site  of  the  new  Hall. 


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ORDER  OF  GEREMOMIES, 


Prayer  by  V.  E.,  W.  II.  Hill,  Grand  Chaplain. 

Music   by  the  Band — Proghiera,  from   Alcssandro   Stradclla. 

Proclamation   by  the  Grand   Marshal,  of  the  object  of  the  con- 
vocation. 

Hymn,  by  the  Choir — Great  Architect  of  Earth  and  Heaven. 

Invitation  by  the  President  of  the  Masonic  Hall  Association  to 
the  Grand  Lodge  to  lay  the  Corner  Stone. 

Response  by  the  Grand  Master. 

Laj'ing  the  Stone. 

Music  by  the  Choir — Foundation  Hymn. 

Proclamation  by  the  Grand  Marshal. 

Music  by  the  Band — fi  God  Save  America." 

Benediction  by  the  Grand  Chaplain. 


The  Procession  will  reform  and  move  down  K  Street  to  Sec- 
ond ;  thence  to  J  :  down  J  to  Masonic  Hall ;  thence  to  the  cars 
of  the  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  at  the  foot  of  J  Street. 

The  train  will  leave  for  Clipper  Gap  at  15  minutes  past  9 
o'clock,  where  an  address  will  be  delivered  by  Sir  Knight  A.  A. 
Sargent. 

J8^°  Music  by  the  Choir  and  the  Band. 

The  train  will  leave  the  grounds  at  Clipper  Gap  at  5  p.  m.,  for 
Sacramento. 

W.   F.  KNOX, 

Grand  Marshal, 


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